Queen Anne's lace / إصْطَفْلين / جَزَر بَرّي /

مظلة الراعي /

Daucus carota subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball

Edibility and usage

Edibility

Delicious

Edible part

Flowers
Leaves
Seeds
Young roots

Preparation

Cooked with olive oil
Fried

Blooming period

April to August

Foraging period

March to May

Seed collection period

June to July

Potential medicinal uses

Analgesic
Anthelmintic
Aphrodisiac
Diuretic

Description

Perenniality

Perennial

Petal colour

White

Leaf type

Dissected

Life form

Annual
Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus

Daucus

Family

Apiaceae

Wikidata item

Q30056

GBIF Item

Daucus carota L. (3034742)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Wikipedia contributors. (2022, August 7). Daucus carota. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:51, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daucus_carota&oldid=1102998185
Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Daucus+carota>
Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)

Citation

Daucus carota subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/510 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.